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Prophet Vol. 1: Remission Kindle & comiXology
Collects PROPHET #21-26!
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherImage
- Publication dateAugust 22, 2012
- File size506020 KB
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- ASIN : B00I81R3BW
- Publisher : Image (August 22, 2012)
- Publication date : August 22, 2012
- Language : English
- File size : 506020 KB
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- Print length : 138 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #197,788 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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Farel Dalrymple's latest book, THE OFTEN WRONG is a collection of comics and, drawings and illustrations from IMAGE comics.. Farel is the creator of the comic series Proxima Centauri (Image 2018,) IT WILL ALL HURT ( Image 2018), Pop Gun War: Chain Letter (2017 Image) and POP GUN WAR: GIFT (2016 Image, 2001 Dark Horse), The Wrenchies (First Second Books 2014), and Delusional (Adhouse, 2013). Farel was a co-founder and contributor to the comic anthology, Meathaus, and the artist on Palefire (Secret Acres, 2015) written by Mk Reed, Prophet (Image comics 2012) by Brandon Graham, Omega the Unknown (Marvel Comics 2010) by Jonathan Lethem, Jenny Finn (Dark Horse 2018) by Troy Nixey and Mike Mignola, Caper (DC Comics 2003) by Judd Winick, and various other short stories and collaborative projects.
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I pulled the trigger and bought a copy.
Let me be frank ... the reviews did not do it justice.
At the age of thirty-six, I basically just want one thing from my books and movies--originality. Please give me something new, something I haven't seen before. Now, I realize this is an ironic statement considering that Prophet is a reboot of sorts, but trust me, this book is blazing new trails.
In fact, Prophet: Remission is one of the most original and refreshingly weird books I've read in quite a long time.
It begins with John Prophet awakening in the far, far future. Humanity is seemingly lost, and the world is a devastated heap inhabited by creatures that you'll have to see to believe. He has one mission, to try to "awaken the Earth empire."
But, as you'll soon realize with this book, what you presume to come next does not. In fact, Prophet delighted in its unpredictability. I love that the writers are building their own worlds by their own rules. All of the medium's conventions for which you expect are gone--this is a book unlike any other.
The prose is sparse and direct, and the artwork is ... well, it's excellent, but it's not pretty. It looks like the world is falling apart. The creatures are gross. The tone is unpleasant. In other words, the art fits the story perfectly and is absolutely part of the reason Prophet won me over.
This isn't a super hero book, and that's a good thing. John Prophet is almost out of a Cormac McCarthy novel--he's tough, resolute, and absolutely self-reliant. This is not a science fiction story, though it does wade heavily into those waters. It's not a fantasy space epic, but it carries that vibe, too. There is plenty of adventure, to be sure, but there seems to be an underlying philosophical message just beneath the surface. Is it a post-apocalyptic dystopian tale? In all honestly, I don't know how to label this book, and that's fantastic.
I want to keep reading Prophet for one simple reason: I have no idea where this story is going.
~Scott William Foley, author of Andropia
In a nutshell, this is really fun and interesting science fiction that is also beautifully drawn. The story is actually a few stories developing over many comic books, each drawn by a different artist, and each handled expertly. The drawings are amazing. In comics, I'm looking for well drawn, well colored pages with lots of detail, and all of that can be found here. The aliens are weird and unique, the locale's are immense and beautifully rendered. There's cool technology, amazing splash pages filled with details, and a story that is slowly pieced together over time.
If you find yourself a little perplexed after this first graphic novel, don't sweat it, keep going. Everything gets explained and sorted out, just enjoy the ride. So many good characters in here, I had never paid attention to the Prophet comics of the 90's, nor the Youngblood comics, and none of that is needed here. This is a stand alone story that is very well crafted, very unique in it's delivery, and filled with interesting tidbits.
Get this, you won't regret it. Everything is done well - story, characters, art, coloring, pacing. So good, can't say much more about it other than that!
I found it to be stunningly original storytelling. I would describe it a science fiction set so far in the future as to be fantasy (recall Clarke's dictum that a sufficiently advanced technology would be indistinguishable from magic).
In its far-future imaginings it reminds me of (WARNING: super-nerdy obscure reference ahead) John M. Harrison's 'Viriconium' books. I tried reading them and couldn't get through them. I read the first novella and just barely hung on by the skin of my teeth. When I got into the second work (which I think was a novel) I was lost. I couldn't make heads or tails of it. And after the Hannu Rajiemmi 'Fractal Prince' fiasco, I promised myself: NEVER AGAIN! So I ditched it.
However, 'Prophet' is that same kind of storytelling only I can understand this because there are pretty pictures accompanying it. The story revolves around different iterations of the title character as he is awakened for a quest. I won't say more because to do so would be to probably spoil it and I wouldn't do that great a job of explaining it anyway. Even with the pictures it's challenging material.
The art work is a bit more of a mixed bag. The detailed character work of the various Prophets can appear almost amateurish at times. They certainly pale in comparison to some of the top notch superhero art. (I recently read Marvel's 'X-Men vs. Avengers' and that was a particularly beautiful book.) But there is tremendous detail and value in much of the large scale object depictions and some of the grander, more panoramic scenes.
So, yeah. 'Prophet'. I'm on board. Time to order up volume 2.
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Prophet is a love letter to all fans of grand science fiction, if you find that the genre is all to often oversimplified and narrow in focus (take the de-evolution of star trek for example); this reads like Issac Asimov in return to Oz.
If I had to some it up, I would say it reads like a character study dripping in ideas and scope.
This is simply more grand than a TV series and higher in concept than a movie. Comics feel like the best place to tell and indeed show this kind of story.
I eagerly await the next Volume.
Die Anfänge von Image Comics waren holprig. Viele für die Zeit moderne Zeichnungen, aber wenig erzählerische Tiefe. Dies galt auch für Prophet, eine Schöpfung von Rob Liefeld, meist aber gezeichnet von Stephen Platt. Nach 20 Ausgaben war Schluß, die Leser hatten genug von dem Konzept Schulterpolster und dicke Wummen.
Daher war ich überrascht, das diese Serie fortgeführt werden soll, denn Image Comics hatte aus den Fehlern gelernt und jede Menge großartige Serien wie Invincible, The Walking Dead oder Morning Glories auf den Markt gebracht. Warum also eine schlechte Serie aufwärmen?
Doch die Stimmen im Internet wurden nicht leiser. Prophet sei gut. Meine Neugier war geweckt, und bei einem Preis von 9.99$ für das Trade (Inhalt #21-26) riskierte ich einen Blick.
Vorweg genommen: Prophet ist gut. Das liegt daran, daß ein Schnitt gemacht wurde, und man nicht auf Vorwissen aus den 20 Vorgängerbänden angewiesen ist.
John Prophet erwacht in einer fernen Zukunft aus dem Kriyoschlaf. Seine Kapsel bohrt sich seinen Weg an die Erdoberfläche, doch die gute alte Erde hat sich massiv verändert. Viele verschiedene Alienrassen bevölkern die Welt, auf der keine Menschen mehr existieren. Doch John Auftrag lautet, die Türme von Thauilu Vah zu erklimmen, um das Erden Imperium wieder neu zu erschaffen.
Dabei trifft er auf die skurrilsten Aliens, und nicht selten findet er sich im Kampf mit ihnen wieder. Das Techlevel ist niedrig angesetzt, so daß er seine Lieblingswaffe, ein modifiziertes Messer, reichlich einsetzen kann. Trotzdem ist Prophet kein reiner Kampfcomic. Autor Brandon Graham und seine Mitstreiter haben viele kreative, angefahrene Ideen entwickelt, die die Welt interessanter und tiefgründiger machen.
Fazit: Conan als Weltraumoper - so wird die Serie oft charakterisiert. Dies trifft nur zum Teil zu, was an den Zeichnungen von Simon Roy (#1-3) liegt, die stark an Moebius' Arzach erinnern. Auch bei Moebius herrschte diese besondere Stimmung vor: ein Fremder im fremden Land – hier ist der Weg das Ziel, und er ist gepflaster mit Tentakeln, Schleim und den Wracks der Kriegsmaschinen vergangener Jahrhunderte. Eye of all!
In regards to the quality of the book the pages are nice and dont seem too glossy which helps with glare.
The art is fantastic overall, there are a lot of nice vibrant colors and unique 2 page spreads that just make it overall a great comic to look at. and its just an overall cool concept sci-fi story with some really cool elements. I already picked up volume 2 in a local comic book store and will be ordering volume 3 shortly.
If you like sci-fi where the story isn't handed to you upfront on a platter, which is totally unique and entertaining, for the price of these books you really can't go wrong at all.